Discussion topics for PSRA-TF meeting on alarm applications

September 10, 2014

ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 1: Scope of Applications

• PSRA-TF has identified the following set of alarm-related applications. Are there additions to this list and which applications should be prioritized?– Intrusion events and fire alerts to public/private buildings– Public safety communications and alarms on campuses and

other secure locations– Alarms and communications on elevator systems– Dispatch console to EMS, Fire, – Firebar Conference Bridge– Base Station Control to EMS, Fire and Police– Private Line Automatic Ringdown circuits for EMS, Fire, Police– Circuit-based paging systems for public safety, i.e. page-out to

responders– Residential wireline medical alert alarms linked directly to

PSAPs

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ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 2: Current Provisioning methods

• What type of facilities and circuit provisioning currently supports this application?– Voicegrade circuits for communications– Voicegrade circuits delivering tones for alarm events– Voicegrade circuits delivering texts via modem – Contact closure on metallic circuits– Private Line Automatic Ringdown (PLAR) circuits– …

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ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 3: Requirements

• What are the unique requirements supporting this class of applications?– Reliability– Security– Latency– Station equipment– Dependencies on copper facilities– Special tagging of facilities in service providers– Power (Back-up, time available)– Quality of Service (codec performance, timing performance)

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ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 4: Relationship to Fire Codes

• What national, state and local fire codes are key to this discussion and would impact (or be impacted by) the transition to new media and IP solutions?

• NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code)has already addressed the transition to IP in Chapter 26

• NFPA 1221 (Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems )

• NFPA 720 (Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide(CO) Detection and Warning Equipment)

• NFPA 731 (Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems)

• ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and. Escalators)

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ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 5: Stakeholder organizations

• Who are the major stakeholder organizations and industry groups that represent this public safety sector?

• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

• National Sherriff's Association (NSA)

• APCO International

• NENA

• NPSTC

• NFPA—NEMA, AFAA, ESA,

• IAFF

• NASFM

• AICC and associated CSAA

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ATIS Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 20, 2011

PSRA Alarm Applications DiscussionSeptember, 2014

Question 6: Future solution roadmap

• Are there specific best-in-class solutions or examples of Smart City implementations that could represent a future pathway?

• FirstNet

• The ASAP Program (or The ASAP to PSAP Program)

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